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Zalmay Mamozy Khalilzad (Nastaliq: زلمی خلیلزاد - Zalmay Khalīlzād) (born: 22 March 1951) is a counselor at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and president of Khalilzad Associates, an international business consulting firm based in Washington, DC. He was the United States Ambassador to the United Nations under President George W. Bush. He has been involved with U.S. policy makers at the White House, State Department and Pentagon since the mid-1980s, and was the highest-ranking Muslim American in the Administration of U.S. President George W. Bush. Zalmay Khalilzad's previous assignments in the Administration include U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan, U.S. Ambassador to Iraq and United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations.
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These days, it can be easy to forget that Texas Gov. Rick Perry is not officially running for president.The latest example: Mr. Perry just posted a picture of himself at a meeting with Zalmay Khalilzad, who had served as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Afghanistan and Iraq. “W/former Ambassador to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad discussing Middle East policy,” Mr. Perry writes, including a cell phone photo of the two men standing side-by-side. It’s the second time in a month Mr. Perry has advertised one of his meetings on foreign policy involving countries that ...

KABUL (SANA): Governance is such a significant problem in Afghanistan that there is growing speculation the Karzai government is about to create a new “chief executive” position.This unelected figure would be a buffer between the President and his ministers, holding both the status of a cabinet minister and many levers of power. A powerful former U.S. ambassador, Zalmay Khalilzad, has denied he is negotiating for the job.Last week, the Kabul newspaper 8 a.m. reported it had obtained the draft language for the chairman of the “executive commission” post.The chairman ...

U.N. Envoy's Ties to Pakistani Are QuestionedZalmay Khalilzad, the American ambassador to the United Nations, is facing angry questions from other senior Bush administration officials over what they describe as unauthorized contacts with Asif Ali Zardari, a contender to succeed Pervez Musharraf as president of Pakistan. Mr. Khalilzad had spoken by telephone with Mr. Zardari, the leader of the Pakistan Peoples Party, several times a week for the past month until he was confronted about the unauthorized contacts, a senior United States...

Prospects Abound Among the KurdsAs America winds down its war effort in Iraq, a growing list of former American diplomats and military officials are now chasing business opportunities in the oil-rich Kurdish region or acting as advisers to its government.

U.S. Ambassador Discusses Pakistan ContactsZalmay Khalilzad, the United States ambassador to the United Nations, gave a fuller account on Wednesday of his contacts with Asif Ali Zardari, a potential president of Pakistan and the widower of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. Senior State Department officials expressed irritation last month Mr. Khalilzad had kept in close contact with Mr. Zardari, saying it might look like Washington was anointing a candidate. Mr. Khalilzad said he was friendly with the Bhutto family and had talked to ...

U.S. Envoy Presses For Iran SanctionsZalmay Khalilzad, the United States ambassador to the United Nations, urged members of the Security Council on Thursday to approve financial sanctions against Iran. Russia responded that it could decide for itself how to be vigilant about Iranian financial transactions. Mr. Khalilzad expressed regret that tension over Georgia seemed to be spilling into other issues. The exchange came a day after the United States imposed sanctions against the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines, the main na...